Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-05
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
niue, s346 e24; customs, S719. 766.

nuS, eS1osS@fs CuSVOllS, SflS,
THE NEW THIRD ASSISTANT PosrM MAsrRR GENERAL.
Mr. Harris, who was confirmed yesterday as Third
Assistant Postmaster General, called at the Post
once once department this morning and had an inter-
view with the Postmaster General; Mr.. Hazen,
WhOm he succeeds; Mr.. Davis, the chief clerk, and
oIher oInc1alS Mr.. Harris stated that he intended
70 go 70 his home In Georgia and would return
about the 25th inst. According to the arrange
.ment made Mr.. Harris Will assume the duties OF
MS new Office April 1st.
hEDEMPTIoN OF TRADE DoLLARs.-The Treasury
department yesterday made temporary arrange
ments for the redemption of trade dollars at the
sup.treasuries at New York and San Francisco
treasury building 1t Is arranged that the holders
Oh Cra0e dollars shall notify the assistant treas
ufefs at the cities named above soon as possible
VI Cne amount OF their holdings, and that the as
sls9ant treasures shall redeem the coin in the
O[uer OF notification as received after they have
a1sised n the holders OF their readiness to receive
Ine com. Treasurer Jordan estimates that about
!5,OO0,O 900 trade dollars will be presented for re-
0emptlon, nearly half Of which, he says, will be
been previously stated the trade dollars redeemed
at New York viii be melted into ingots at the
assay o11ce.
REPRESENTATIVE PAGES PAY.-First Controller
Durnam yesterday rendered q decision In the case
OF the claim of Representative William A Page, of
Rhode Island for salary from March 4, 1885, to
January 70, 1887. The decision was to the effect
LnaC Mr Page is entitled to salary only from JAN
uary IS, 1857, until the expiration OF the Forty
nntn mn congress on the ground that his right TO
tion had been held and did not extend back to the
beginning OF the session of Congress.
PURSE FOR THE AFFLICTED FAMLY.-Chtef
CLERK Youmans yesterday sent purse of $40 to
the family Of Zachariah Reynolds, the watchman
who was killed by falling down an elevator shaft
a snort time ago. The money was subscribed by
the clerks OF the Treasury department.
VACANCIES AT THE ANNAPOLIS ACADEMY.-With a
few exceptions the thirty-eight cadets recon-
mended TO be dropped In consequence of failure at
the recent Sem1-annual examination have left the
naval academy Some Of the delinQuents expect
10 re-enter the examination In May. The exact
number OF vacancies to be filled is not known. The
President will have several appointments to I'LL in
place OF cadets who failed 70 keep up with their
studies Since November last forty students have
6en oDnged 10 resign on this account thus re-
Inc failures occurred mostly in the second and
fourth classes. The prese1e number is at the rate
OF less than three cadets FOR each officer and in
structor employed at the academy.
BOUGHT BY GOVERNMENT Joint committee
on the library have purchased from Mr.. E F. An
drews the full length life sze portrait OF Jefer-
son painted by him some time since The only
likeness OF Jefferson hitherto owned by the gov
ernment Is hasty sketch by Stuart, which hangs
purchase will probably take. The Andrews Ike
ness is considered very faithful one, and histOr-
tcally correct In all its details.
ARMY ORDERs.-CoL Jno. g. Parke. corps of en-
gineers, has been granted four months leave, with
permission to go abroad; Capt. X. w. johnson, as
sistant surgeon, relieved from duty at Fort Adams,
X l., and ordered to West Point; 1St Lieut. C. p.
Miller, 4th artillery, relieved from duty at Fort
Monroe and ordered TO Fort Adams, X. l., as regi-
mental quartermaster 4th artillery; Capt Jno. q.
Butler, ordnance department, ordered from SPRING
held, Mass, to Colts fire arms factory, Conn., TO
inspect revOtvers and Gatling guns for the ord
nance department; Capt. A. b. jackson. 7th In
1antry, and 1St Lieut.. ChaS w. RoWell, adlutant
ID infantry, have been ordered to Fort COeur
d'Alene, IdahO as witnesses before court of In
Quiry; leave Of Lieut. Col. Geo. NJ. Brayton, 9th
infantry, EXTENDED six months for disabilities;
I'd Lieut.. VIM. L. Buck, 18th infantry, granted
three months leave; Major VIM. e. Creary, pay
master, granted four months leave; Sergeant JnO.
Beck, CO. f. 1st infantry, retired.